Horizontally-pivoted window.



PATENTED MAY 1Q, 1908.

G. B. & G. H. BABUOGK.

HORIZONTALLY PIVOTED WINDOW.

APPLICATION IILED 001223. 1907.

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GEORGE B. BABGOCK AND GEORGE H. BABCOCK, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

HORIZONTALLY-PIVOTED WINDOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 19, 1908.

Application filed October 23, 1907. Serial No. 398,685.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE B. BABCOCK and GEORGE H. BABCOCK, citizensof the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahogaand State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHorizontally-Pivoted Windows, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in horizontally-pivoted windows,and the primary object of the invention is to produce agenerally-improved mechanism of this class which will be exceedinglysimple in construction, chca of manufacture, efficient in use, and muchbetter adapted toits intended purposes than any other device of the sameclass with which we are acquainted.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide means forhorizontally-pivoting the sash in the vertically-arrangedsash-sustainingmembers whereby. the sash may not only be readily movedfrom a vertical to a horizontal position and securely held in anyposition, intermediate said positions, to whic 1 it may be moved oradjusted, but may be entirely revolved on its pivots, and will, whenreturned to its vertical or initial position, en-

the invention consists in the novel construe-- gage and interlock withthe said sash-sustaining-members to maintain the same in close proximityto the contiguous sides of the sash thereby preventing the ends of saidsash-sustaining-members from springing outwardly or laterally away fromthe adjacent sides of the sash.

A further object is to improve the construction of thevertically-arranged sash-sustaining-members and the contiguous sides ofthe sash whereby the same will be best adapted to cut off any draftorcirculation of air between theseparts.

A still further object is to provide a'generally-im roved simplyconstructed frictionpivot, or windows of this class, of reat strengthand durability, adapted not on y to frictionally-hold the sash in anyposition, out

' of its'vertical or initial position. to which it may be adjusted, butwhich will impart to the sash-sustaining-members a minimum lateralmovement in the ways of the sash frame when so moved. a

With the above mentioned ob ects in View,

tion, arrangement, and combination of parts, hereinafter described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

Referring now to the drawings, forming a part of this specification, Fiqure 1, is a perspective view of a horizontally-pivoted windowembodying the invention, a portion of the side walls of the window-framebeing broken away in order that its construction may be more readilyperceived. Fig. 2, a detail view of the pivoted portion of one of thesash-sustaininganembers and the contiguous or attached side of thesash-frame. Fig. 3, a cross sectional view taken through line, 3,-3, ofFig. 2. Fig. 4, a detail perspective view of the pivoted frictionlate orwasher ortion-of one of the inter ockingplates, s own attached to theweb of one of the channel-bar sash-sustaining-melnbers. Fig. 5, a detaillongitudinal sectional view of the pivoted portion of one side of thesash and one of the sash-sustaming-members.

Similar characters of reference designate like parts throughout all thefigures of the drawings.

The sash 1, is horizontall -pivoted and secured to a pair of verticaly-arranged sashsustaining-members 2, by means of springresistedpivot-hanger-bolts 3, and as hereinafter more fully described. Thesash-sustaining-members 2, are slidably-mounted in the ways of the sashframe in the usual manner and connected to the sash-cord 4, by means ofhooked-members 5, engaged by said pivot-hanger-bolts 3. Theverticallyarranged sash-sustaining-members 2, are, preferably, formed ofchannel iron, and,when wooden sash-frames are used, the sides of thesash are preferably provided with side supporting-strips or plates 6, towhich the sash interlocking plates, hereinafter described, are attached.

The sides of the sash, when the latter is in its vertical or initialposition, are adapted to interlock with the contiguous or inner sides ofinterlocking-plates, each comprising a sub- ;stantially circularfriction-plate or washer portion 7, having pivot-0 enings 8 (see Fig.,4) and oppositely and (iagonally-dis osed arms 9, secured to the sidesof the sets and l the webs of the sashsustaining-members by means ofscrews or rivets, or in some other sultable and convementmanner, saidarms 9, each, preferably, extending to the, median of thesash-sustaining-members 2, by means all? line of the sash andsash-snstainingmemhers, the outer or tangential edges 16, thereof beingiiush with the faces of the sash and sash sustainingmembers and theinner or median edges 11, being splayed or beveled It W111 beobserved'that the friction-plate or washer portions, preferably midwayof the endsoi the arms 9, are countersunk at the base of the arms 9,forming peripheral curved edges 12, of gradually increasing de th, andthat the base portions'of the arms al ng said curved edges are beveledfrom the edges of the washer portions 7, at or near the edges of thebase of the outer tan ential edges 10, to a point at or near the. medianed es 11, formmg ogpositelydisposed bevele or inclined grip eralshoulder portions 12 ,ada ted to 'ctionally cooperate and over ri e eachother when the sash is moved out of its vertical position whereby tofrictionally-hold the sash at any positionto which it ma be adjusted,said parts being frictionally-he d in engagement with each other bymeans of the spring-resisted pivot-hang'er-bolts 3, mbunted as nowdescribed.

The sash side plates 6, and the webs of the sash-sustaining-members 2,are provided with pivot'openin gs registerin with the pivot-openings 9,of the interlocking-plates, and the pivot-hanger-bolts 3, are mounted insaid pivot-openings, the heads 3?, thereof ex-- tending intorecess-openings 13, in thesides of the sashfra1n e.and taking overandimpin against one end of a coiled sprin 14 oarFied by and surroundingthe shank por tions of said pivot-hanger-bolts The other or oppositeends of said coiled-s rings 14, im-

pin' e against the inner side of t e. sash-plates 6, is herebyresiliently-drawing the adjacent ;,sashsustaining-members toward theside of ho sash at all, times.

vertical to its horizontal position, the bev eled orinolined portiens12, at the base portions of the arms 9, along the curved. edges 12, willmount and fiiotionall '-over-ride' each other, and, so doin we force thesashsustaining-members s rightly outwardly or laterally away from thesides of the sash and against the tension of the coiled springs 14,

- the pivotehanger bolts being correspond ly moved in thepivot-openings.

comet-motion shown and described, the sash may be completely revolved onits pivots (the adjacent upper or lower sash, as the case may be, beingmoved out of its vertical position to a position-similar to that shownin'Fig. 1, to permit the ends of the revolwng= sash to clear the same)and that a very slight movement of the sashsestaining-memhers voi saidWasher-portion. When the sash is being moved from its t be observed thatby reason of the" in the Ways of the sash-frame is required in so doing..Furtherinore, the parts are noteasily broken or disarranged, theirmovements smooth, and the interlocking of the plates of the sash andsash-sustaining-men1- hers, when the sash is moved to its verticalposition, brings and holds the 'contiguous sides close together, therebypreventing the passage or circulation of air between the parts.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the o eration and advantages of our invention w-1 be readily understood.

laving thus described our invention, without having attempted to setforth all the forms in'which it may be made, or all the modes of itsuse, we declare that what we claim and desire to secure by LettersPatent, 1s,

I. A horizontally-pivoted window, comprisinga sash,sash-sustaining-members secured thereto by means of pivot-hanger-bolts,and interlocking-plates securedto the sides of said sash andsash-sustaining-members, each ofsaid plates comprising diagonallydisosed arms terminating midway of their end s ina counter-sunkdiskwasher-port'ion and provided with shoulder po'rtions inclined alongthe edges of said washerortions from the outer to the inner edges 0 saidarins.

2.- A horizontally-pivotedwindow, comprising a sash,sash-sustaining-members secured thereto by means of spring-resistedpivot-hangenbolts, and interlocldng-plates interposed between andsecured to the sides of said sash and sash-sustaming-members,

each of said plates comprising diagonallydisposed integral arms havingsplayed oppositely-disposed edges interlocking at the median line ofsaid. sash and sash-sustaining: members and provided midway of theirends with a counter-sunkdishwasher-portion and oppositely-inclinedshoulders along the edges 3. in a horizontallypivoted window, incombination, a sash, sash-sustaining-memhers, spring-resistedpivot-hanger-bolts I secured to said sash and sashsustaining-memhere, apair ofinterlockingplates interposed between said sash and said sashsustamingmembers, each of said lates com rising oppositely and diagonady-dispcse integral arms having inner 'splayed edges and provided midwayof their ends with a countersunk friction-Washer portion forming periheral curved edges along the base portions o'- said arms, said baseortions alongsaid curved edges'being beveled from the outer ortangential edges of said arms to said-inner splayed ed es.

in. a drizontallypivoted window, an hiterldching plate comprising armshaving op; eitely-disgiosed splays-d inner edges and a eminterennls tioties.whsher-giortion, mid

seems we of the ends" of said "arms, forming perip oral curved edges atthe base portions of sad arms, said base portions being inclined fromthe outer edges of said washer-portion 'to said inner splayed edges ofsaid arms.

- 5, Ina horizontally-pivoted window, 'a.

; members, each of said plates comprising a friotion-washer-portionhaving a pivot-open- ,and provided with op ositelyd isposedl5..eiieurnferentially inclined s oulder portions,

and integral arms extending from said shoulder portions the outer ortangential edges thereof being flush with the faces of the sash andsash-sustaining-member and the inner edges being splayed forming0ppositelydisosed over-hanging edges adapted to interocklwith each otherwhen the sash is in its vertical position. a

In testimony whereof we have affixed our signatures, in presence of twoWitnesses.

' GEORGE B. BABCOCK. GEORGE H. BABCOOK. Witnesses:

S. A. I'IARNES, AGNES HEIMBERGER.

